Former UNC basketball forward [autotag]Garrison Brooks[/autotag] spent last weekend participating in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament — an event meant for selected players from the DI, DII, DIII, and NAIA levels to improve draft stock.
Each player must put in an application and 64 players are selected to compete.
Brooks, who spent four seasons at UNC and his final year at Mississippi State, was named to the All-Tournament Team following his performance in the event.
Brooks averaged 19 points on 60.5 percent (23/38) shooting from the field and 8.3 rebounds per game. His best game was his final, going for 25 points and nine rebounds.
Garrison Brooks is putting on a show at 68th Portsmouth Invitational Tournament this weekend.@__garro is averaging 19 ppg and 8.3 rpg after 3 games@PIT_Basketball @HailStateMBK @UNC_Basketball @AuburnCityEdu pic.twitter.com/wJ0PRQ7j72
— Southeast Elite (@SE_Elite_AL) April 16, 2022
The 6-foot-9 forward played in 133 games in his North Carolina career, averaging 9.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. His best season was his junior year, putting up 16.8 points per game and adding 8.5 rebounds to go along with it. He was an All-ACC performer as well as the Most Improved Player in the league that season.
After transferring to Mississippi State, where he used his Covid year of eligibility to play for his dad who was an assistant coach on staff, he averaged 10.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. He also added to his game, shooting 34.2 percent from three on 2.2 attempts per game.
Brooks is currently not on any NBA Draft boards but will most likely find a spot in the G League, especially after his performance last weekend.
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